The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-24
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of tho Proceedings Of the Senate AM
House.

Synopsis Of tho Proceedings Of the Senate and
J House.
IN THE SENATE.
| Mr. Ward offered resolution that no bill
or resolution shall be received after Feb. 26
| without unanimous consent Passed.
| Mr. Bowen introduced a concurrent resolu
| ton to eXpunge from the record of the state
! the proceedings of the impeachment trial
of L. ST. Julian Cox in 1881. Sent to judi
| cary committee.
The following committee reports were 1e-
| ceived:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., relating to proceedings
| to perpetuate testimony of witnesses, to pass;
Johnson TO prevent attorneys, agents or others
| from negotiating loans which shall exceed legal
| inI crest, indefinitely postponed.
Reform School-To appropriate $4,000 for
! buildings at the reform school. to pass.
| Mr.. Daniels offered the following resolu-
! ton:
| That the judiciary committee be instructed to
prepare bill redstricting the state into Judicial
districts and report the same at the earliest pos
sible dav Passed.
| The following house bills were recommended
| to pass: Smith, memorial to congress for an ap-
propriation: Rogers, relating to judgments:
| Newell abol ish state board OF immigration
Barker. amending section =, chapter ZIG. laws
1888; Rogers, to amend section IA, chapter s,
| laws 1873: Gregory, to provide for taking
depositions: Donnely, providing for private con-
| suita, ions between attorneys and prisoners;
Donnelly, amending article of the constitution
exclude persons from certain trials; Newell. to
| reduce expenses in supreme court; Lucas, joint
| resolution relating to coal lands; Rogers, rea-
ting to plats III town and cities; Knox, granting
certain powers to county commissioners: Hem
! Erickson, for printing school laws.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
| Comstock-Relating to the organization Of
| school districts.
Chapman-To amend the charter of the bor-
| ough of LIE Sueur
| schetfer-To provide for an additional judge
rf,tn pav
! Swenson-To prohibit intimidation
Daniels-To legalize certain instruments.
| Tax Committee Relating to the assessment
| and collection of taxes
Swenson-For the proper schooling and to
regulate the labor of children in workshops,
| factories, etc
IN THE HOUSE
Mr.. Reese presented a bill in the house yester-
day that will in measure offset the sharp prac-
tices OF tax title sharks. The bill provides that
when the time of redemption has expired the
sheriff shall give personal notice to the owner of
| the property. II resident in the county Ii the
| owner cannot be found due notice shall be given
in the papers OF the county, and if there are ne
published in the county, then the motto
| be made through the papers published at
| the state capital.
Mr Barker, of the house tax committee.
| reports progress on q substitute bill for all
| those now introduced to cover the defects
| in the present tax law. This will take in the
Champ!in biz to protect property owners on
receipts given for taxes paid. The Seyatson
| ing telegraph companies, and his bill for the
collection of taxes, also his bill to tax eX-
press companies. the bill to tax car loaning,
sleeping car and other companies, are all
buried in the general orders of the house and
have not vet passed the fire OF debate When
they will be reached cannot be said
SENATE BILLS rAssED.
To amend and consolidate the charter of the
city of Austin.
To authorize Lake county to issue bonds for a
| hone, t1Y,tx ioil
To authorize township elections in the town of
Mountain Lake
To prevent the running at large of cattle, ETC.,
in the town of Kingston, Meeker county.
To detach territory from school district 64.
Renville county, and to attach il to district 100.
Amending section 2, chapter 40, of General
| Statutes, relating to deeds and mortgages
| Dctaching certain territory from School Dis
| trict No. 64 of Renville county.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the charter of Rush City,
| To detach territory from independent school
| district in Redwood county.
Fixing the compensation of county commits
| sioners in Hennepin county.
I Fixing the compensation of the county attor-
new and his assistants in Hennepin county.
| Relating to the board of park commissioners
| Of Minneapolis.
Relating to condemnation proceedings by the
board of park commissioners of Minneapolis.
Relating to the extension of time for the pay
| Relating to the appointment of a city forester
bv the board Of park commissioners Of Mime
| apolis.
To authorize Minneapolis to issue bonds.
| Bill to amend the charter Of st. Paul. relating
| to deeds and mortgages.
Amending and consolidating act to provide
| for 4 plat commission of Ramsey county, ap-
| proved March. 1881.
| Fixing the salary of the adjutant general
Relating to destruction of fish in Lake Pepin.
Increasing salaries of district court judges,
| Ramsey county.
Issuance of bonds for Ramsey county.
Authorizing South Saltwater to issue bonds
| elect justices o
| SENATE
! Senator Hixon, for the special committee.
reported that the bill for the good care of
/ grain in store be indefinitely postponed;
| also that the elevator bill proposing to locate
| public elevators on railroad lands to pass.
The committee on taxes reported favora-
! bly, on the bill for the redemption from tax
| sales
| SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing Grant county TO issue bonds; re-
| lating to roads and cartways; to enable owners
| of land to redeem repeating the act for the in
! spection of steam boilers: relating TO clerks of
! the district court: to appropriate money for the
relief of Adolph Wolff; to reimburse settlers for
| defending suits; to provide Tor trial of village
| ordinances: act regulating the catching of
| fish in the Minnesota river: to amend and cod
| ify the city charter of Hastings: to amend the
| act creating special school district in Jackson
! county; to provide for the care of insane women
en- route to the hospital: authorizing the town
| of Hutchinson, in Mcleod county,lto raise money
| for railroad depots, ETC.; to amend act 1ncorpor-
\
! lands to test tax titles; to empower the state
university to sell the fruit farm; to maintain
| the state signal service: to amend the Military
| Code
| HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To organize the Ramsey County Hospital COM
mission to amend the charter of the city of st.
| Paul; to fix the salary of the judges of Ramsey
| county; to authorize Ramsey county to issue
| bonds; to authorize Anoka to construct bridge;
! to amend the charter OF the city Of Minneapolis
| relating to the park commission; to amend the
| charter of Minneapolis regulating assessments
| for public works: to detach certain territory
from Independent School District No. in Red
wood county; to amend the act relating to the
| board of park commissioners of Minneapolis:
| to authorize the city Of Minneapolis to issue
bonds; to amend the act relating to the treas
urer Mile Lacs county: to amend the act to in
| corporate the village of Waterville: to
regulate the catching of fish in Otter Tail county;
relating TO city of Northfied: relating to liquor
an appropriation; relating to judgments: to
| prevent cattle from running at large in Cass
| county; to authorize probate court, Hennepin
| county, to grant license; to authorize Glencoe
| to appropriate money; to abolish state board of
immigration: to restrain beasts from doing
damage; legalizing the town site of Little Falls;
relating to the regulation of st. Charles public
| schtol: incorporating the village of Wadena:
amending section q chapter PIG, General Laws
OF 1885. relating to attorneys: to provide for
| taking depositions; providing for private con-
| snitations batween attorneys and prisoners;
amending article OF the constitution. to pro-
tect working people: to exclude persons from
| certain trials: to reduce expenses IN supreme
court: granting certain powers to county COM
| missioners.
| HOUSE
The house defea ted Donnelly's maximum
grain tariff by vote OF 60 to 80. Don.
nelly alleges bribery.
i HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
/ bill to amend chapter H. Special Laws
| 1878, Incorporating the village of Waterville;
to regulate the catching of fish in Lake Ann,
| Wright county: authorizing the Saltwater school
| M
missioners Of Washington county to appoint
superintendent of the poor: renr0anizing the
state agricultural society and comforting police
authorities on the board of managers; increas-
ing the salary of the treasurer Of Mile Lacs
| county from $3.50 to $1,000; authorizing
/ payment of expenses incurred by commission
ers of Marshall county for hail sufferers:
] authorizing counties Of Wilkin, Clay, Norman,
Polk. Marshall and Kittson to pay expenses for
typographical survey: amending section 30.
| chapter 20. General Statutes 1878, relating to
fshways: relating to instruction In public
schools in physiology and hygiene; providing
| for payment Of bounties for the destruction of
blackl irds and gophers: to establish and main